Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Nigeria, you would:

Health

be 20.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.

live 1.6 years less

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

be 85.4% more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 82.0% more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2022, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $9,100 as of 2022.

be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 22.6% as of 2022.

be 46.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.

pay a 37.5% higher top tax rate

Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Swaziland, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 42.6% more likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Swaziland, it is 88.4% as of 2018.

be 30.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.

be 9.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.

have 34.0% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Swaziland, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 39.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 60% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Swaziland, that number is 83% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 10.0 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Swaziland spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 91.2% more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.

Swaziland: At a glance

Swaziland is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 17,204 sq km. Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register as an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the constitution broke down between the government and progressive groups in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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